WFfcG employees (It): State Alexander
aad FWd Wellington Graham, IU. pre
sent check to Crisis Assistance Ministry
director, Carolina Myers tc). (Photo By
Teresa Simmons)
WPEG Makes Donation
To Crisis Assistance Ministry
as a result of Mayor
H&rvey Gantt’s rquest that
Charlotteans help their
fellow man, private dona
tions to the Crisis Assist
ance Ministry have sur
passed the $27,000 mark,
according to the ministry’s
director, Caroline Myers.
“These have been dona
tions within a week’s
time,” stated Ms. Myers.
“We also have over 40 new
volunteers which means we
can see more people. We
open our doors from 8 a.m.
until 5 p.m. But the first
person is usually in by 6
a.m. And if you are not in
line by 7:30 a.m., you may
be too labe for that day.”
Not only have individuals
come to the rescue of many
who have suffered finan
cially during this colder
than usual winter, but busi
nesses have aided as well.
One sijch business is
WPEG radio station in con
junction with their parent
company, Suburban Radio
Group. JWPEG made a
direct cash contribution of
♦500 to the Crisis Assist
ance Ministry, located at
1510 E. 7th Street, (housed
in the St. Martin’s Epis
copal Church).
“We feel that the Crisis
Assistance Ministry is do
ing an excellent job in
helping the poor stay warm
during this cold winter,”
State Alexander, WPEG
News and Public Service
Director, announced.
“Mayor Gantt said that he
is pleased at the effort and
response of WPEG in add
ing some much needed
funds that will help the
Ministry help other fami
lies. WPEG urges other
individuals and businesses
to volunteer their help to
Crisis Assistance Minis
try.”
The Ministry is spon
sored by the Religious
Congregation of Charlotte
Mecklenburg.
“The City Council has
doubled its donation to the
Ministry,” Ms. Myers re
vealed. To date the city will
Hunt Names Albright To
MicijQelectronics Board
Sn^olal T« T^,e pM|
t Hunt has
darttort "of
Pinetope, Dr. Robert L.
Albright 0/ Charlotte, and
TTylee WilBon as Winston
Salem to the board of
directors of the microelec
tronics tenter of North
Carolina!'
Albright and Carlton fill
two new positions that were
added by the board of
directors of the Microelec
tronics Crater. Wilson is
filling the vacancy created
by the resignation of Tom
Wachovia
Repeals Record
Loan Volume
Wachovia Mortgage
Company has reported a
record loan volume during
1983. The company, which
operates 22 offices through
out the Southeast including
one in Charlotte, originated
more than 6,200 loans re
presenting just over $360
million. ’ - v
“We have seen a banner
year in 1983 for the con
struction of new residen
tial homes,and for the sale
of these and existing
homes,” said A. Ferro 1
Edmondson, manager for
Wachovia- Mortgage Com
pany in Charlotte
“Our staff is pleased to
have contributed to the
growth in Wachovia Mort
gage Company’s loan pro
eduction last year,” he said.
P Wachovia Mortgage
Company, a subsidiary of
the Wachovia Corporation,
services' almost 46,000'
mortgage loans with out
standing' balances exceed
ing $1.8 jbillion.
Young Demnorute
On Saturday, February
II, the Opt lege Federation
of Young Democrats of
America and the Young'
Democrats of America will
aponaer »fhe Southern re
wn fii numpnrcy
School on the
campus of North Carolina
A*T State University in
Green* boro N C Reffistra
hen for the meeting win
begin at S:S0 am. and
speakers^ representing
conference. .. ^$ruL 3^
Troupe, formerly of Ashe
quire that members be re
sidents of North Carolina.
Carlton is a former as
sociate Justice of the N.C.
Supreme Court. He now
practices law in Rocky
Mount and is a former
secretary of the N.C. De
partment of Crime Control
and Public Safety.
Wilson is chief executive
officer of R. J. Reynolds
Industries, Inc., and is a
past chairman of the Go
vernor’s Business Council
on the Arts and Human
ities. He is also on the
board of Wachovia Corpor
ation and Wachovia Bank &
Trust Company. *
Albright is president of
Johnson C. Smith Univer
sity. He is a , nationally
recognized consultant in
college admissions, finan
cial aid and special pro
grams for the disadvan
taged, and be has served as
a consultant to the U.S.
Department of Education
as well ss approximately SO
institutions of higher
learning.
Hie board of directors
consists of 14 members. It
is the governing body of the
Microelectronics Center of
North Carolina, a non
profit corporation estab
lished to entourage edu
cation and research in
North Carolina in the mi
croelectronics field
Health Courses
Red Cross health cours
es in February include
“Preparation For Parent
hood” and “Family Health
and Home Nursing.”
“Preparation For Pa
reninooa Mips parenw
to-be prepare for the birth
and care of their child This
13 and IS, from 74 p.m., at
the Red Croas. The course
fee is $10 per coi^fc.
“Family Health and
Home Nursyjocuma-on
forming simple —
skills. Two courses will be
held in FebruaM^One ^
13, 1$, $$, a and 23.^
from 04 p ng ogd, one
course meats on February
30, a, a, a and March s,
ggesaR
fi p
Monday throo^i 1TpMtejf,
now donate $40,000 to assist
needy families. The Min
istry, in the belief that God
is concerned about all peo
ple, works with families
facing some sort of econo
mic crisis related to the
basic life support needs of
food, shelter and clothing.
Contributions are tax de
ductible and may be sent to
P. O. Box 36306, Charlotte,
N.C. 28236. Make checks
payable to Crisis Assist
ance Ministry or Crisis
Assistance Clothing Min
istry.
Selling Charlotte Posts
June Wilson And His
Boys Are Doing Surprisingly Well
“j nnmncn
The Charlotte Pott
Extra! Extra! Read all
about it! 11
How long has it been
• since you’ve heard the
echoes of those familiar
words cried aloud by the
newspaper street sales
man? ■
You say, you’ve never
heard those.cries?
Perhaps my “recollection
reveals myiitfe, and to
many of us who were
around about in’the IMO’s,
the memories still linger of
the young lad in knickers
and slouch hat with a pouch
of papers under one arm
and the other raised high,
holding a newspaper with
emblazoned headlines de
crying the advances of
Hitler’s Third Reich. Those
days have pretty much
given way to computerized
and highly efficient news
paper delivery systems
and street sales through
unattended coin boxes.
Alas, the emergence of
The Charlotte Post’s new
and energetic street sales
force: a group of boys
under the able supervision
and dynamic leadership of
Jimmy Junius Wilson.
Mr. Wilson, who is known
far and wide simply as
“June,” came to The Post
in late November wanting
to know if he could use his
organizational talents to
“whip" together a group of
Jimmy “June” Wilson
.Circulation supervisor
youngsters to go to the
streets to sell papers.
"It’s not an easy task,”
he was cautioned; “young
sters are easily discour
aged, sometimes unreali
able, often unpredictable,
and it can be profitable to
the mature field supervisor
only if he sells “a lot’i of
papers and only if he can
handle youngsters well,
and only if he has the
patience of Job and the
organizational skills of So
lomon.
With little modesty, “June"
said he didn't know a whole
lot about Solomon but he
did have the patience of
Job and he sure could
handle kids and if given the
chance, he would build an
empire. After considerable
discussion, apprehensive
planning, and much doubt,
June was given the “Go
ahead,” not to build an
empire but simply to do his
best to get The Post into the
hands of every black house
hold in and around Char
lotte.
If you have been around
town on a Thursday or
Friday evening or on a
Saturday afternoon during
the past two months, you
have probably heard the
sales pitch of one of June’s
young lads. You might
have had a difficult time
saying “no thanks” but,
hopefully, any persistence
that you encouraged was
polite and cheerful.
June has his lads organ
ized as well as any mili
tary unit this 20-year Army
veteran ever served with.
He has a “North” team and
a “South” team, each with
a team captain whose pri
vuege it is to ride “shot
gun" in the car while going
to or coming from their
duty stations (next to the
window with the senior
captain in the front seat).
Failure to be at a pre
scribed place at the pre
scribed time may result in
temporary suspension, loss
of longevity, or even per
manent dismissal - or per
haps no free lunch with the
other lads after a hard
day’s work.
June takes his job seri
ously and he believes that
firm discipline but warm
hearted concern is the way
to get the rfiost out of his
boys. "They will sell more
papers and make more
money,” he says, “and
they will feel good because
they are not only helping
themselves, but by becom
ing more self-sufficient,
they are helping their fa
milies.” June hasn't built
an empire yet, but he and
his lads are selling from
five hundreds to 1,000
papers every week and
"It’s only the beginning,”
he insists.
“They're doing a gnat
job and The Charlotte Cost
management is proud of
June Wilson and 'his
boys,'”, publisher dill
Johnson beamed.
Billiards Match
Wimpy Lassiter, in.my
times world champion of
straight pool, will put on a
trick shot exhibition ;md
play at match at <T< C,
noon, Friday, February 10,
in Room 120 of (he Mi.nc
Building.
His opponent will !;<• Nick
Varner, twice Nation.!)
Collegiate Chain pirn
winner of the Minnesota
Fats Challenge Match.
National 8 Ball Champion,
and National 0-Ball Cham
pion on ABCs ‘Wihi World
of Sports."
Wimpy, of Elizabeth
City, N.C., is fresii df a
victory on ESPN's l e
gends of Billiards" where
he won over such jhr • ;s
as Willie Moseoni, P J.
Puckett and Minn, mm
Fats.
Tickets are f 1 for gei u
al admission. S3 for !a
dents.
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